- Emotionally-Focused Therapy
- Client-Centered approach
- Mindfulness techniques
About Sonya
Sonya Fields is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor in South Carolina with 25 years of clinical experience. She focuses on common life pressures such as stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and relationship concerns. She also supports people dealing with sleep problems, trauma and abuse, career questions, ADHD, and caregiving strain.
She begins by helping people pin down clear, practical goals. Sessions look at what is working now and what gets in the way. Sonya draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to address feelings, thought patterns, and interaction habits. She also uses mindfulness and motivational interviewing tools when useful.
Her background includes a Master’s degree in Clinical Counseling from The Citadel and a Master’s in Clinical Psychology from Fielding Graduate University. Sonya combines counseling and coaching perspectives to help people take action and build on inner strengths. She is a Certified Health and Wellness Coach and a Certified MentorCoach, which informs her focus on health and behavior change.
In sessions she helps people identify resources in their life and put those resources to work toward goals. She often includes brief phone or video check-ins alongside message support. People can expect straightforward conversation, goal-setting, and practical steps between meetings.
Sonya works from a positive psychology lens, emphasizing strengths, values, and measurable progress. She sometimes incorporates Emotional Freedom Techniques (commonly called tapping) into sessions for people who find it helpful. International clients may be supported and sessions are conducted in English.
How Sonya integrates EFT, CBT and client-centered work online
Sonya lists Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) among her main approaches; EFT focuses on naming and shifting difficult emotions and interaction patterns, which can help when relationships or attachment feelings are central. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes the person’s perspective and personal strengths, giving space for clients to set pace and priorities. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts and behaviors maintain problems and offers concrete strategies to change unhelpful patterns.Finding the best approach is collaborative. The therapist will talk with the client about goals and try methods that fit those aims. Adjustments are made over time so the approach aligns with what the person actually needs and prefers.
The profile mentions phone and video sessions and some text messaging support, but it is best to confirm current formats before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit meetings into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when schedules demand, and reduce travel time. People often use video for deeper conversation, phone for lower bandwidth or shorter calls, and messages for brief follow-up between sessions.
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Experience
25+ years
Listed in
South Carolina
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy-related issues, sleep problems, trauma and abuse, eating and body image concerns, caregiving stress, and career questions among other issues.
What is her therapeutic style?
She uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy alongside Client-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Mindfulness and motivational interviewing techniques are used when they fit the goals.
How much experience does she have?
She has 25 years of experience as a clinician combining counseling and coaching work.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor in South Carolina and holds graduate degrees in clinical counseling and clinical psychology.
Which languages and international clients are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
The biography notes a preference for some phone or video sessions alongside text support; confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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